AAON vs Nutech: heat pump ratings compared
Against heat pumps of the same size and type, a typical AAON model beats 34% and a typical Nutech model 54%. Nutech rates higher overall.
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AAON
34%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
Well below average28 models listed
Nutech
54%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About average28 models listed
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FAAON: Beats 16%Nutech: Beats 58%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FAAON: Beats 21%Nutech: Beats 42%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2AAON: Beats 34%Nutech: Beats 60%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2AAON: Beats 45%Nutech: Beats 64%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2AAON: Beats 83%Nutech: Beats 43%
Average (50%)Dashed outline: the other brand, for comparison
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Rebate standards
CEE 2025
- AAON
- 0%
- Nutech
- 86%
Xcel CC
- AAON
- 0%
- Nutech
- 61%
CEE Advanced
- AAON
- 0%
- Nutech
- 0%
ENERGY STAR CC
- AAON
- 0%
- Nutech
- 0%
All-around best, ducted 3.5–4.5 tons
Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.
Showing Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?
AAON
- 1RQ-004-3-0-HBAC-V0-21-000-AAAON4 tons · 45,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 46% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 47% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Below the middle
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.60 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 7.6 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 17.5 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.6 (EER2)
- Good
- 2RQ-004-3-0-KBBS-V0-21-000-AAAON4 tons · 47,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 58% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 58% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Below the middle
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.00 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 7.5 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 16.0 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 10.8 (EER2)
- Below the middle
- 3RQ-004-3-0-GBBC-V0-21-000-AAAON4 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 41% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 41% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Below the middle
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.60 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 7.0 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 14.5 (SEER2)
- Below the middle
- Hot-day cooling
- 12.0 (EER2)
- Great
Nutech
- 1N6OE30-48HFN10-M1D-DNutech4 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 77.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.10 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 10.6 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 20.4 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 12.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 2NWDB-48HI1N4S4-M-SE18Nutech4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 60.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.80 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 9.0 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.0 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.2 (EER2)
- Good
- 3NWDB-60HI1N4S4-M-SE18Nutech4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 55.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.82 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 8.8 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 18.5 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 10.6 (EER2)
- Below the middle
These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.
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